The following precautions can make any trip safer during the winter:
- Tune up and winterize your vehicle.
- Check the tread on your tires and consider installing snow tires.
- Clean snow and ice off your vehicle and ensure your headlights and windows are clear.
- Give yourself extra time to reach your destination.
- Reduce your speed and turn on your headlights.
- Drive defensively.
- Leave extra distance between you and the car ahead of you.
- Leave 10 metres distance—about three car lengths—between your vehicle and the working sanders, graders and other snow removal equipment.
- Do not pass working sanders or equipment.
- Listen to your local radio station for traffic and weather updates.
- Consider delaying your trip until the roads are in better condition.
